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The Udupi territory constabulary destroyed narcotic drugs worthy implicit ₹15 lakh astatine Padubidri connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The Manipal constabulary arrested a young antheral connected charges of peddling cannabis and seized the contraband worthy ₹60,000 connected Wednesday.
Acting connected a tip-off, a constabulary team, led by sub-inspector Akshaya Kumari, raided a location astatine Rajeevnagar successful 80 Badagabettu and apprehended 21-year-old Seetharama Reddy Thoutareddy, a autochthonal of Boduppal taluk successful Rangareddy territory of Telangana.
The accused reportedly admitted to the constabulary that helium procured cannabis from Meghalaya done Reddit app and sold it to students and others. The constabulary recovered astir 1 kg of cannabis successful 2 parcel covers successful his possession and immoderate much cannabis successful different package. Two bongs to fume cannabis, a mobile phone, and ₹3,180 successful currency were besides seized from the accused.
The constabulary person registered a lawsuit nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against the accused.
Stringent action
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said the constabulary person launched a peculiar thrust against cause maltreatment with 35 cases being booked successful a fortnight.
While 7 cases were booked successful the Kundapura constabulary limits, six were booked successful Manipal, 5 each successful Karkala Town and Malpe, 4 successful Udupi Town, 2 each successful Kapu and Karkala Rural, and 1 lawsuit each was booked successful Hiriyadka, Kollur, Kota, and Shirva constabulary stations.
Mr. Shankar added that the peculiar thrust would continue.
Narcotic drugs destroyed
Meanwhile, the Udupi constabulary destroyed narcotic drugs, including 9.93 kg cannabis and 345.59 gm MDMA worthy ₹15.21 lakh, that were seized successful antithetic cases crossed the district, astatine Padubidri. The destroyed narcotic drugs were seized successful 3 cases reported successful the Udupi Town Police Station limits, 2 from CEN and 1 each from Malpe, Padubidri, Shirva, Karkala Town, and Manipal constabulary stations.
Mr. Shankar, Assistant Superintendent of Police Harsha Priyamvada, Deputy Superintendent of Police D.T. Prabhu and others were present.
